Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Brighton — EFL Championship, 1 Oct 2016
Brighton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 1 October 2016 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield. G. Hooper scored for Sheffield Wednesday; S. Baldock and A. Knockaert for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday have won 1 and Brighton 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·Hillsborough Stadium · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-126'S. Baldockassist: L. Dunk
- 35'Shane Duffy
- Half-time0-1
- 46'K. Westwoodout: C. Dawson
- 51'Bruno Saltor
- 58'D. Pudilout: G. Hooper
- 63'Sam Baldock
- 0-273'A. Knockaertassist: G. Bong
- 74'Anthony Knockaert
- 76'S. Baldockout: J. Skalák
- 89'G. Murrayout: T. Hemed
- 1-290+5'G. Hooper
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Lewis Dunk · Brighton
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.5Gary HooperF
- 7.2Ross WallaceM
- 7.1Tom LeesD
- 6.9Steven FletcherF
- 6.9Barry BannanM
- 6.9Kieran LeeM
- 6.8Glenn LoovensD
- 6.7Jack HuntD
- 6.6Daniel PudilD
- 6.6Adam ReachM
- 6.4Fernando ForestieriF
- 6.4Kieren WestwoodG
- 6.4Cameron DawsonG
Brighton
- 8.5Lewis DunkD
- 7.6Anthony KnockaertM
- 7.5Oliver NorwoodM
- 7.2Jamie MurphyM
- 7.2Shane DuffyD
- 6.9Bruno SaltorD
- 6.9David StockdaleG
- 6.9Sam BaldockF
- 6.8Gaëtan BongD
- 6.7Steve SidwellM
- 6.5Glenn MurrayF
- 6.1Jiří SkalákM
Line-ups
Brighton4-4-2
Sheffield Wednesday4-4-2
GlobalScoreX
15Murphy7.2
3Bong6.8
22Duffy7.2
5Dunk★8.5
2Saltor6.9
11Knockaert7.6
17Murray6.5
21Norwood7.5
9Baldock6.9
13Stockdale6.9
14Sidwell6.7
32Hunt6.7
1Westwood6.4
15Lees7.1
36Pudil6.6
9Reach6.6
41Bannan6.9
5Lee6.9
6Fletcher6.9
45Forestieri6.4
12Loovens6.8
33Wallace7.2
Substitutes
Sheffield WednesdayCarlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
- 25C. Dawson46'G6.4
- 3D. JonesM
- 16Liam PalmerD
- 14G. Hooper90+5'58'F7.5
- 44A. NuhiuF
- 38W. BuckleyM
- 39V. SassoD
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 18C. GoldsonD
- 12S. PocognoliD
- 19E. ManuF
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 10T. Hemed89'F
- 8J. Skalák76'M6.1
- 24R. InceM
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
25Total shots5
5Shots on target3
10Shots off target2
10Blocked shots0
7Corners3
2Offsides3
12Fouls12
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves3
467Total passes331
367Accurate passes237
79%Pass accuracy72%
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hooper | 32 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Ross Wallace | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Steven Fletcher | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Barry Bannan | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kieran Lee | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Glenn Loovens | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jack Hunt | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Pudil | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Fernando Forestieri | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kieren Westwood | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Cameron Dawson | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jamie Murphy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sam Baldock | 76 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Steve Sidwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Glenn Murray | 89 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jiří Skalák | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Sheffield WednesdayWWLWW
- W27 Sept 16ABlackburn1-0
- W24 Sept 16HNottingham Forest2-1
- L17 Sept 16ABirmingham1-2
- W13 Sept 16HBristol City3-2
- W10 Sept 16HWigan2-1
Head-to-head
- 16 May 16Brighton1-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 13 May 16Sheffield Wednesday2-0Brighton
- 08 Mar 16Brighton0-0Sheffield Wednesday
- 03 Nov 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
- 14 Feb 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
- 09 Aug 14Brighton0-1Sheffield Wednesday
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | +28 | 80 |
Before and after
Sheffield Wednesday
- Previous: Blackburn 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 27 Sep 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Huddersfield 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 16 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Ipswich 0-0 Brighton, 27 Sep 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 2-2 Preston, 15 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated